Filter Results:
(593)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(593)
- People (4)
- News (225)
- Research (256)
- Events (4)
- Multimedia (9)
- Faculty Publications (160)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(593)
- People (4)
- News (225)
- Research (256)
- Events (4)
- Multimedia (9)
- Faculty Publications (160)
- 11 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion
new co-exist. Walking distance from our hotel was the Dongdaemun Design Plaza featuring neo-futurism architecture juxtaposed right next to the city’s ancient walls, dating back to the 14th century. I was constantly seeing a glimpse of the... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
she says. “I provide the annoying discipline.” Both CEOs, they find raising three daughters in New York City “a little exhausting, sometimes unnerving, but always sheer joy.” Family dinners—technology free—happen most evenings; weekends are usually spent in View Details
- 21 Aug 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively
hotel in Las Vegas, and challenges to distinguishing between correlation and causation in inferences drawn from large data sets. Ariel Dora Stern, of the Technology and Operations Management Unit, challenged the class to think about what... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
less clear, but the company has expressed interest in extending its technology to private customers. Weinzierl also points to two lesser-known companies that are deeply embedded in the development of space bases: Bigelow Aerospace and Axiom Space. “Robert Bigelow is a... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
they use their products and services. “It’s not enough to slap your brand on Facebook and expect things to happen,” John says. “But if you see your friend booked a hotel on Facebook, that kind of endorsement is more likely to be effective... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- Book
Creating the Experimentation Organization
to the most successful online hotel platform, with some 1.5 million room-nights booked daily. “They fundamentally believe that the ability to run large experiments has been critical to their success,” says Thomke. At Booking,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb
provides accommodations in more than 220 countries and 100,000 cities. But when it first started out in 2008, it was competing with large and trusted hotel chains, and displaying pictures of hosts may have seemed like a good way to... View Details
- 19 Apr 2024
- News
Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception
audience engagement, says Stephen Horn (MBA 1983), the Summit’s coordinator and former chairman of the club’s board. “That intimate atmosphere is what makes it different. People feel more engaged with the speakers and the speakers often share more than they might in a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Blog
Inside the Learning: Program Formats Unpacked
Executive Education. Accommodations and most meals are included in the program fee, so there’s no need to book a hotel or worry about dinner plans. Live Online Classroom (LOC). Purpose-built studios on the HBS campus that replicate the... View Details
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow
operations that Guide Dogs had been responsible for, such as running hotels and holiday programs for the blind. "She sought partners who would have the capability to take ownership and continue running those programs. The contract... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset
trying to augment the curriculum with international cases. For example, I wrote a case about a hotel in Barcelona, a shopping center development in Hungary, and the recapitalization of Canary Wharf in London. Currently, most of my focus... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
and developers, funders, material manufacturers, policy makers, architects, workforce trainers, and other stakeholders on a wide range of decarbonization endeavors. Current priorities include getting major business owners, such as hotel... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
business development, among other roles, and led development of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino outside Tulsa, Oklahoma. After five years he made the jump to government, serving as the first at-large member of the Cherokee National... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
offered free hotel rooms located near medical facilities to healthcare workers, while Serta Simmons donated 100,000 mattresses to hospitals as they frantically worked to increase the number of ICU beds during a surge in cases. Shift... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
of mid-sized hotels with 217 employees across four sites. In mid-March, the founding partners decided to voluntarily stop operations to guarantee employee health and safety. The company is doing scenario-based training to prepare... View Details
- Web
Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
assistance of Richard Kriebel, Land presented the science behind his invention in a series of engaging public forums. In 1936, the young entrepreneur introduced his synthetic light polarizing discs at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School
ChaseSource recently became an owner of the Marriott Hotel at George Bush InterContinental Airport in Houston. Alan 'Al' Haymon MBA 1980 Al Haymon is an advisor, manager, and promoter to many top boxers in the United States. Haymon began... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
exposure by hiring professional photographers to take photos similar to what a person would see for hotel listings. This decision was not only a differentiating factor from Craigslist-type postings or newspaper advertisements; it also... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace